land march
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- Te Rarawa leader Whina Cooper leaves Te Hāpua in the far north on September 14th 1975 for the parliament buildings in Wellington, to protest the continuing loss of Maori land. There were fifty people in the Hikoi. She leaves holding the hand of here granddaughter, Irenee.
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- The Hikoi makes stops at a total of 25 different maraes as their journey continues towards Wellington, the total distance they hope to cover amounting to 1100km. Throughout the Hikoi, Whina Cooper and the protesters start to get more media attention and followers.
- The Hikoi crosses the Auckland Harbour Bridge on the 21st of September, now accompanied by many more iwi that were interested in joining the cause. The most significant joining of people occurred as the Hikoi reached Auckland, with the highest number of protesters in the Hikoi reaching over five thousand people.
- We will actually look at land loss and alienation claims that were made after the treaty that prevented land loss and alienation of Maori people was made.
- Approximately 5,000 marchers arrived at Parliament on October 13, 1975. Some key figures in this moment in time are the prime minister, Bill Rowling, and Whina Cooper. Some 60 protesters set up a Maori tent embassy on parliament’s grounds.
- 13th October Whina Cooper delivered a petition to the Prime Minister, Bill Rowling, urging that all legal documents that could alienate Maori land were to be withdrawn and that all remaining Maori tribal land to remain in their ownership forever. The petition accumulated over 60,000 signings.
- The Waitangi Tribunal was established on the 13th October 1975 in response to the Hikoi. It was implemented to allow for claims of land loss and alienation dating back to when the Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840
- 13th October 1975
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